toil

toil
toil
1. verb
1) (to work hard and long: He toiled all day in the fields.) trabajar duro
2) (to move with great difficulty: He toiled along the road with all his luggage.) moverse con trabajo, caminar con dificultad

2. noun
(hard work: He slept well after his hours of toil.) trabajo duro
toil
tr[tɔɪl]
noun
1 trabajo, esfuerzo
intransitive verb
1 afanarse, esforzarse
toil ['tɔɪl] vi
: trabajar arduamente
toil n
: trabajo m arduo
toil
v.
afanarse v.
atrafagar v.
fatigarse v.
remar v.
zarandear v.
n.
afán s.m.
aporreo s.m.
faena s.f.
fajina s.f.
fatiga s.f.
lazo s.m.
obra s.f.
pena s.f.
trabajo s.m.
trabajo penoso s.m.

I tɔɪl
mass noun (liter) trabajo m duro, gran esfuerzo m

II
intransitive verb (liter)
a) (work) trabajar duro
b) (move slowly)

to toil up a hill — subir penosamente una cuesta

[tɔɪl] liter
1.
N trabajo m , esfuerzo m

after months of toil — después de meses de trabajo (agotador)

2. VI
1) (=work hard) trabajar duro

to toil away at sth — darle duro a algo

to toil to do sth — esforzarse or afanarse por hacer algo

they toiled on into the night — siguieron trabajando hasta muy entrada la noche

2) (=move with difficulty)

to toil along — caminar con dificultad, avanzar penosamente

to toil up a hill — subir trabajosamente una cuesta

the engine is beginning to toil — el motor empieza a funcionar con dificultad

* * *

I [tɔɪl]
mass noun (liter) trabajo m duro, gran esfuerzo m

II
intransitive verb (liter)
a) (work) trabajar duro
b) (move slowly)

to toil up a hill — subir penosamente una cuesta


English-spanish dictionary. 2013.

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